Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “qiang”
33 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
qiāng
枪
qiāng
腔gun, rife
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6qiāng
呛chest cavity
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9qiāng
羌choking, as by smoke
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9qiāng
戕Qiang nationality
7 strokesqiāng
戗to kill, to slay
8 strokesqiāng
跄to support
8 strokesqiāng
嗆to stagger, to stumble
11 strokesqiāng
蜣choking, as by smoke
13 strokesqiāng
锖dung beetle
13 strokesqiāng
戧the color of a mineral
13 strokesqiāng
槍to support
14 strokesqiāng
锵gun, rife
14 strokesqiāng
蹌clang
14 strokesqiāng
镪to stagger, to stumble
17 strokesqiāng
蹡coins, money, wealth
17 strokesqiāng
to limp
18 strokes2
Second tone
qiáng
强
qiáng
墙strong, powerful, energetic
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4qiáng
丬wall
14 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5qiáng
爿half of tree trunk
3 strokesqiáng
強half of a tree trunk
4 strokesqiáng
嫱strong, powerful, energetic
11 strokesqiáng
蔷lady
14 strokesqiáng
樯rose
14 strokesqiáng
墻mast, boom, yard-arm
15 strokesqiáng
薔wall
16 strokesqiáng
牆rose
17 strokesqiáng
wall
17 strokes3
Third tone
qiǎng
4
Fourth tone
qiàng
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